Ganjang Tteokbokki Sauce

Name: Ganjang Tteokbokki Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: about ¾ cup (160 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 4 Tbsp ganjang (Korean soy sauce) (60 ml) Soy Sauce; 3 Tbsp sugar (45 ml) Sugar; 2 Tbsp sesame oil (30 ml) Sesame Oil; 1 Tbsp mirin (15 ml) Mirin; 1 Tbsp minced garlic (15 ml) Garlic; 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper (5 ml) Pepper

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Junghyun “jp” Park recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Junghyun “jp” Park.

STIR-FRY SAUCE · STIR-FRIED RICE CAKES & BEEF STIR-FRIES

In the published recipe, this is the stir-fry sauce for tteokbokki.

The stir-fry sauce from Park's tteokbokki.

On the jar

GANJANG

Method: shake
Yield: about ¾ cup
Ingredients: 6
Jar batch: 2× recipe

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Ratio

SOY SAUCE 60 mlSESAME OIL 30 mlMIRIN 15 ml

Ingredients

Soy Sauce4 Tbsp ganjang (Korean soy sauce) (60 ml)
Sugar3 Tbsp sugar (45 ml)
Sesame Oil2 Tbsp sesame oil (30 ml)
Mirin1 Tbsp mirin (15 ml)
Garlic1 Tbsp minced garlic (15 ml)
Pepper1 tsp freshly ground black pepper (5 ml)

Method

Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): SOY SAUCE, SESAME OIL, MIRIN.
Shake-to-line (dashed marks): add SUGAR. Spoon in, shake, and top up until the settled level reaches each dashed line.
Add by count: 3½ CLOVES GARLIC.
Season to finish: PEPPER (about 2 tsp).
Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

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Provenance

Korean chef (JP Park) of Michelin two-star Atomix and Atoboy in New York; James Beard Best Chef: New York State 2023. Contemporary Korean tasting menus with fermented chile and soy sauces.

Adapted from a Junghyun “JP” Park recipe (The Korean Cookbook (Phaidon) / NZ Herald extract).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes. Its liquids pour to printed fill-lines, so it can be one of the sauces on a PantryFlex jar.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). A PantryFlex jar makes a 2× batch of it. The jar's printed lines, counts, and QR guide are already scaled to match, so follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from The Korean Cookbook (Phaidon) / NZ Herald extract (published as “Ganjang Tteokbokki Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

Can I use it as a marinade and a sauce?

Yes, but keep the portions separate. Never pour marinade that touched raw meat, poultry, or seafood back over the finished dish unless you bring it to a full boil first. Set aside a clean portion before marinating if you want a table sauce too.

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